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MACHINE FOR WIRING BOTTLES.

No. 399,787. Patented Mar. 19, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALVVIN SOHRADER AND OTTO STURM, OF DESSAU, ANHALT, GERMANY.

MACHINE FOR WIRING BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,787, dated March19, 1889.

Application filed July 11, 1888. Serial No.2'79,629. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALWIN SCHRADER and OTTO STURM, manufacturers, ofDessau, in the Duchy of Anhalt and German Empire, have invented a newand useful Machine for \Viring Bottles, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to a machine for wiring bottles.

The machine is illustrated upon the annexed drawings.

Figure 1 shows a longitudinal section through the machine; Fig. 2, across-scction through same. Fig. 3 is a plan. Fig. a represents thetongs for cutting off the wire ends. Fig. 5 shows the neck of a bottlewith the wire put around.

The present invention has for its object to provide a machine for wiringbottles which acts in such a way that the cork is firmly secured to theneck of the bottle by a wire, which is automatically twisted.

The machine operates in such a manner that the wire, which is Wound uponcoils, is first twisted, then caught by a bottle, put around it, twistedagain, and finally cut off.

The machine is provided with a table, a, on which a pedestal, b, issecured, and upon this table the bottle is wired. Under the table isprovided the hollow spindle 0, upon the enlarged fork e of which arearranged the spools cl. The spoolsd are mounted upon a common pin, f,.which is secured in place by means of a thumb-screw, g. The wire iscarried fromthe spools dthrongh the hollow spindle 0 into the head hthereof. On the machine illustrated there are provided three spools, (1.They are carrying their wires 1' ii 21 in such a way through the head Itthat a wire passes to and over each side of the head, while the thirdone goes through the middle. By the spring Jo, Fig. 2, the spools (Z arepressed or held fast, andthe wire is thus prevented from being drawn outtoo far. The spindle c is held in the bearing Z and caused to rotate byturning the tooth-wheel n and the pinion m, which is fixed on thespindle c. The wheel 77. is rotated by the crank o. The

hollow spindle c is also furnished with collars 1), within which areplaced runners on the forked end of the lever q. The latter is connectedby the rod r to a treadle, s, pivoted at t on the frame of the machine.By putting the foot upon and pressing down the treadle s the treadle swill move downward while the hollow spindle c is carried upward. Thecrank-shaft n, which is caused to rotate by the crank 0, is fitted with.two arms, 0' v", provided with pins 10 w, which pins work against thelegs 00 11; of the shearing-tongs .90. The legs of the tongs arearranged at different heights, so that the pin 10' will bear on the topleg and the pin 10 on the lower leg. The leg 01: of the tongs 00 issomewhat curved at 420 If the crank 0 be turned in the direction of thearrow 1, Fig. 3, the pin w will finally be caught by and lodged in thecurved recess 50, and the pin w will come in contact with the leg 00,whereby the jaws of the tongs will be caused to shut. These tongs serveto cut off the wire 011 the bottle when twisted. The tongs y, Figs. 1and 3, are intended for holding the upper end of the wire loop. Thesetongs consist of a fixed jaw, y, and a jaw, 3 having a weight, 1 uponit. The moving jaw will be pressed against the fixed jaw y and clasp thewire when introduced in them.

The operation of the machine may be described as follows: The ends ofthe wires (be- Big 1:1 7?) wound upon the coils are passed through thehollow spindle c and the three holes in the movable head It and thencaught by means of wire pliers. By turning the crank 0 the wire istwisted in the pliers or underneath them. Now the wire is so preparedthat the regular Work may take place without the aid of any tool. Thetwisted end of the wire is then inserted in the tongs y, this beingeffected by lifting the lever 11 Then the bottle is put on thebottle-holder and its neck passed between the two exterior wires, '5 and1, until the cork touches the elastic head 2, while the third wire, 2'is carried by the center portion of the end of the cork and is bent out,as shown in Fig. 1. Now the hollow spindle c is turned by means of thecrank 0, whereby the ends of the wires m i are twisted, so as to firmlysecure and hold them together. By further turning the crank theshearingtongs a: are finally put in operation, for the pins 10 w of thearms "a W'Wlll bear upon the legs of the tongs a: 00 and move them untilthe jaws of the tongs x are closed and the wire is sheared below theloop or twist just formed. During the time the twisted wire ends arebeing inserted in the tongs 1 the treadle .9 must be pressed down.Thereby the hollow spindle is caused to move upward. It will then onlybe necessary to raise the lever g and release it again, and the twistedwire end will be caught by the jaws of the tongs y. The wire hoopfastened round the bottle has the shape shown in Fig. 5 and holds thecork in the bottle. Instead of three Wires, four or more may be employedwhere the cork itself is required to be held in position by two or threewires.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

l. A machine for wiring bottles, comprising arevolving wire supply, 0,having the twist- 1ng-head h, the tongs 1 y g 1 for holding the Wires soarranged that some of the Wires may be passed around the neck of thebottle, while other wires may be passed over the cork, and theshearing-tongs :r, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a machine for wiring bottles, the combination of the revolvingWire-supply c, having the twisting-head h, the treadle s, pivoted at t,and connected by means of link 1' and lever q to the wire-supply and thetongs y y 3 1 all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a machine for wiring bottles, the combination of wire-supply c,tongs y, shearingtongs w, and revolving head h, substantially as setforth, with crank 0, wheels at m, to turn the hollow spindle c, and witharms-r r and pins to w, with legs a: of the shearing-tongs, to cut offthe twisted wire all substantially as described.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twowitnesses.

ALVVIN SCHRADER. OTTO STURM. Witnesses:

CARL BORNGRAEBER, ERNST SoHoLz.

